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The crown on your head
A story in rhyme, lovingly expressing that every child is born with a crown of features that gives him or her unique value.
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Malpas the Dragon
This beautifully illustrated children's book is about loss and survival. It will be enjoyed by children and adults alike, and is ideal for parents and professionals to read with children who find it hard to love and be loved.
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It's okay to be different
Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are \"okay,\" such as \"It's okay to be a different color,\" \"It's okay to need some help,\" \"It's okay to be adopted,\" and \"It's okay to have a different nose.\"
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Social anxiety and adolescent students’ internet fiction reading: Self-esteem mediation and school grade moderation
We investigated the relationship between social anxiety on adolescent students’ internet fiction reading and mediation by self-esteem. A total of 774 adolescent students (female = 48.9%; mean age 13.39 ± 1.46) completed surveys on internet fiction addiction, social anxiety and self-esteem. Mediation analysis results indicated a significant school grade placement effect in internet fiction reading to be lower . The self-esteem of adolescent students plays a mediating role between social anxiety and internet fiction reading for higher internet fiction reading with higher self-esteem. This mediating effect accounts for about two-thirds of the total effect. This study suggests personal factors like self-esteem are important to how adolescent student’s navigate internet fiction reading. Student counselling and development services should pay attention to adolescent students’ social anxiety and improve their self-esteem, to reduce the tendency of adolescent students’ internet fiction addiction.
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Clink
While newer, fancier robots are quickly purchased, Clink, an old-fashioned robot who can only make toast and music, gathers dust and feels downhearted until a young boy enters the shop looking for something special.
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A Psychological Exploration of Engagement in Geek Culture
Geek culture is a subculture of enthusiasts that is traditionally associated with obscure media (Japanese animation, science fiction, video games, etc.). However, geek culture is becoming increasingly mainstream; for example, in the past year alone, Dragon*Con, a major Geek convention in Atlanta, Georgia, attracted an attendance of over 57,000 members. The present article uses an individual differences approach to examine three theoretical accounts of geek culture. Seven studies (N = 2354) develop the Geek Culture Engagement Scale (GCES) to quantify geek engagement and assess its relationships to theoretically relevant personality and individual differences variables. These studies present evidence that individuals may engage in geek culture in order to maintain narcissistic self-views (the great fantasy migration hypothesis), to fulfill belongingness needs (the belongingness hypothesis), and to satisfy needs for creative expression (the need for engagement hypothesis). Geek engagement is found to be associated with elevated grandiose narcissism, extraversion, openness to experience, depression, and subjective well-being across multiple samples. These data lay the groundwork for further exploration of geek culture as well as provide a foundation for examining other forms of subculture participation.
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It's okay to make mistakes
Presents a series of situations in which taking chances and trying new things can lead to good results, even if there are mistakes along the way.
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The Gloriously Ugly in Marian Engel's No Clouds of Glory
This article discusses how the protagonist of Marian Engel's first novel, No Clouds of Glory (1968) revises her roles in her past relationships to reimagine her future possibilities. The conversation in Engel's novel, retitled Sarah Bastard's Notebook when it was republished in 1974, reflects the author's own anxiety about being a woman but also lends itself, almost sixty years after its first publication, to ongoing conversations about female bodies, gender identities, and sexuality. Scholarship about the novel has generally touched on nationality, gender and identity, and writing and feminism. More recent scholarship discusses the female professor trope in Canadian fiction written by women and imposter syndrome. Building on these conversations, this essay shifts attention to how romance in the novel attaches to what Engel's protagonist experiences as \"the ugly.\" Engel, through her mode of critique and the novel's irritated aesthetic, decentres beauty and patriarchal femininity as a woman's sole measure of value. Moreover, Sarah's abortions function as a ritual cleansing of the female-coded self, removing the sterile and potentially dangerous material of romance's reproductive mythology from the body.
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Right now
\"A beautifully lyrical and inspirational picture book about being present and loving who you are, from Jessica Olien, the author/illustrator of Adrift, The Blobfish Book, and Shark Detective. What are you? You're big and small and loud and quiet. You are right now. And you are perfect.\"--Publisher's description.
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Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying: Impacts on the Mental and Physical Health of Queer Black Adolescents in Kacen Callender's Young Adult Fiction
This paper examines how homophobic bullying profoundly impacts the mental and physical health of Black queer children, with a particular focus on the rising suicide rate within this marginalized community. Analysing the representation of homophobic and transphobic bullying in Kacen Callender's young adult fiction, this study explores the devastating impact of both verbal and nonverbal forms of abuse, including rejection, intimidation, and social isolation. These negative experiences contribute to long-term emotional distress, leading to an increased vulnerability to anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation. Meyer's minority stress theory is used to examine how systematic ignorance and rejection of queerness render Black queer children more vulnerable, resulting in insecurity, psychological anguish, and marginalization. This analysis underscores the importance of positive interactions with peers and a safe environment to lessen the damage of bullying. Studies show that having inclusive spaces in schools, communities, or families can foster resilience and higher self-esteem in Black queer adolescents. Supportive networks offer validation, emotional safety, and a sense of belonging, helping to mitigate the impact of discrimination. Based on these findings, this paper highlights a need for comprehensive antibullying policies and implementation, increased education and awareness campaigns, and an inclusive education system that embraces diversity. By prioritizing these actions, societies can create equitable opportunities for well-being and development, ensuring that all children, regardless of their racial, gender, or sexual identity, have the right to grow up in a world free from fear and discrimination.
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